The Wiccan Rede
Bide the Wiccan Laws we must
In
Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
Live and let live,
Fairly take and
fairly give.
Cast the Circle thrice about
To keep the evil spirits
out.
To bind the spell every time
Let the spell be spake in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light of touch,
Speak little, listen much.
Deosil go by
the waxing moon,
Chanting out the Witches' Rune.
Widdershins go by the
waning moon,
Chanting out the baneful rune.
When the Lady's moon is
new,
Kiss the hand to her, times two.
When the moon rides at her
peak,
Then your heart's desire seek.
Heed the North wind's mighty
gale,
Lock the door and drop the sail.
When the wind comes from the
South,
Love will kiss thee on the mouth.
When the wind blows from the
West,
Departed souls will have no rest.
When the wind blows from the
East,
expect the new to set the feast.
Nine woods in the cauldron
go,
Burn them fast and burn them slow.
Elder be the Lady's tree,
Burn it not or cursed you'll be.
When the Wheel begins to turn,
Let
the Belatine fires burn.
Heed ye Flower, Bush and Tree,
By the Lady,
blessed be.
Where the rippling waters go,
Cast a stone and truth you'll
know.
When ye have a true need,
Hearken not to others' greed.
With
a fool no season spend,
Lest ye be counted as his friend.
Merry meet
and merry part,
Bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the
Threefold Law you should,
Three times bad and three times good.
When
misfortune is enow,
Wear the blue star on thy brow.
True in Love ever
be,
Lest thy lovers' false to thee.
Eight words the Wiccan Rede
fulfill:
An ye harm none, do what ye will.